Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2020 07 15

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Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda June 17, 2020 Page 2 of 2 involved in discussions with Excel, started with energy futures. rates will be tbd. $80/year approximately per residence. We are buying production, locally. RJH-10% of our contribution goes to generation, today. it will create incentives to reduce kw/h usage. It accelerates the city's ability to become 100%. Tiffany -we'll need help putting ballot language into laymans terms. Deb Fahey commended the LSAB for its support. Tiffany -is there a conflict of interest, what is our role in ballot initiative work? Deb -let's ask the city attorney what we can/can't do. we're not elected, so there shouldn't be many restrictions. 6. 6:45PM Public Comments on Items Not on the Agenda (5 minutes, more as needed)- None 7. 6:55 PM LSAB Member Updates and Reports (5 minutes, more as needed) A. Laura- planning commission meeting last thursday re: redtail ridge dev't. Katie encouraged us to reach out to planning commission members. Deb- redtail ridge is a quasi-judicial issue but we don't have any restrictions engaging with PC members (following open gov't guidelines). Katie will add discussion item to July meeting. LSAB can pursue policy development that the builders will need to comply with. B. Seth- Main St receptacles are all waste -only kiosks ... can we get compost and recycling receptacles? Katie will look into it. 8. Discussion Item: Sustainability Survey Results and Next Steps A. 165 participants. We see low awareness among residents about the SAP. They are willing to learn how they can help achieve the goals. 71 % took advantage of a sustainability program. Keep using them. Local food/ag is of high interest. Laura- can we do an "executive summary" of the SAP for residents to get high level goals? Katie - Lakewood did a kids version of theirs. Consider short videos which are effective. Discussion on using social media more effectively- youtube, instagram etc. Tiffany -pick a theme each month to highlight. Start with the top 5 areas of interest. Deb- suggested to engage with the youth advisory board. Tiffany- get other boards/commissions involved ie. liaison - Katie to add to July agenda. B. City hosted an event on May 27, Martin Ogle, participants from all over the country. Tiffany following up with LMS librarian and Jen Ryan, LMS counsellor. C. June 3 hosted film screening with Q/A. 35 participants. Tiffany- tap into participant list for support of programs. Katie expressed privacy concerns in doing so. D. BTWD postponed until september 22. E. Email Katie with further ideas for programming. 9. Discussion Item: Sustainability Action Plan — Second Review 2